News Article
Sharp announce entry to U.S. LED Lighting Market
The company will initially introduce PAR38 lamps in May and PA39 modules in the summer to businesses, followed by A19 lamps to businesses and consumers in the fall.
Sharp has made its official debut in the U.S. LED lighting market at Lightfair International 2010. With a 40-year history in the mass production of LED devices, Sharp has been at the forefront of the LED technology industry since its inception and is a market leader of LED lighting in Japan.
"As a leading electronics company, we understand how to manufacture, market and service electronics products and this foundation enables us to provide LED lighting innovations for eco-conscious customers," said Christine Lewis, Associate VP of Sharp Electronics’ LED Lighting division. "We will also look to Sharp's strength in solar technology to offer future LED lighting solutions for both businesses and consumers."
Sharp's initial U.S. launch will be commercial/industrial PAR38 lamps becoming available in May in both warm white and cool white, each with two brightness levels. These will be followed by PAR30 lamps this summer. These lamps will provide businesses with a solution to retrofit existing sockets with lighting that has the ability to reduce the power consumption by approximately 80% compared to conventional halogen lamps.
Sharp's U.S. LED lighting product lineup will be expanding rapidly to include indoor and outdoor fixtures for businesses and consumers. In the fall, Sharp will introduce A19 lamps as well as solar-powered walkway lighting and dimmable/color changing remote-controlled LED lamps.
Sharp's LED lamps are claimed to offer a high luminous flux and a high CRI (color rendering index) to enable more accurate reproduction of color and come with a 3-year warranty.
"As a leading electronics company, we understand how to manufacture, market and service electronics products and this foundation enables us to provide LED lighting innovations for eco-conscious customers," said Christine Lewis, Associate VP of Sharp Electronics’ LED Lighting division. "We will also look to Sharp's strength in solar technology to offer future LED lighting solutions for both businesses and consumers."
Sharp's initial U.S. launch will be commercial/industrial PAR38 lamps becoming available in May in both warm white and cool white, each with two brightness levels. These will be followed by PAR30 lamps this summer. These lamps will provide businesses with a solution to retrofit existing sockets with lighting that has the ability to reduce the power consumption by approximately 80% compared to conventional halogen lamps.
Sharp's U.S. LED lighting product lineup will be expanding rapidly to include indoor and outdoor fixtures for businesses and consumers. In the fall, Sharp will introduce A19 lamps as well as solar-powered walkway lighting and dimmable/color changing remote-controlled LED lamps.
Sharp's LED lamps are claimed to offer a high luminous flux and a high CRI (color rendering index) to enable more accurate reproduction of color and come with a 3-year warranty.
